John Hackleman’s journey in becoming one of the most influential figures in mixed martial arts started as a self-defense mechanism from bullying as a 9-year-old. “I went looking in the yellow pages ...

I have frequently been told that I have a "fertile imagination." Probably this is just another way of people telling me that I am full of bull****. Since I have been writing articles about MMA, other ...

Since his first round technical knockout loss to Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at UFC 97 on April 18, everyone has been talking about Chuck Liddell's retirement ... Since his first round technical knockout ...

John Hackleman, aka “The Pit Master,” joins Dallas Winston for an hour-long pow-wow on MMA technique. Considering John’s instrumental role as a coach for Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell, striking and ...

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones recently received some advice from Chuck Liddell's legendary trainer and owner of The Pit in Arroyo Grande, California, John Hackleman. (Warning: Clicking that ...

John Hackleman is still angry about the things UFC president DanaWhite has said about him in the saga of ChuckLiddell's possible retirement. He regrets, however, that his role in the debate has upset ...

I thought this was interesting from MMA Weekly: Lindland also spent time at American Top Team in Florida, working with Ricardio Liborio and Pit trainer John Hackleman. In between training seminars, ...

As the trainer of Chuck Liddell, John Hackleman knows when a fighter packs some power. “The Iceman” has of course retired, but the next generation of Hackleman’s fighters at The Pit are now climbing ...